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feeling the heat after a disappointing debate, team obama comes out swinging. meantime, mitt romney gets personal and big bird breaks his silence on snl. >>> danger zone? on this football night in america, a growing fight off the field. kids caught in the middle. >>> and american classics. once the heart of millions of homes, the new efforts to give a lot of old castaways new life. >>> good evening. there may very well be more than just frost on the pumpkin where you are tonight. we start this evening with a cold blast. a dramatic and practically overnight temperature swing has turned what had been an exceptionally mild fall for most of the country into a big chill that tonight is gripping roughly two-thirds of the nation. scores of low temperature records have been broken over the last 24 hours as the mercury went from the 70s and 80s in many places down into the 30s and 40s, even below freezing. we'll get the outlook for the week ahead in a moment, but we start with nbc's michelle fra frandsen here in new york. michelle, good evening. >> good evening, lester.
feeling the heat after a disappointing debate, team obama comes out swinging. meantime, mitt romney gets personal and big bird breaks his silence on snl. >>> danger zone? on this football night in america, a growing fight off the field. kids caught in the middle. >>> and american classics. once the heart of millions of homes, the new efforts to give a lot of old castaways new life. >>> good evening. there may very well be more than just frost on the pumpkin where you...
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now he disavows the comments, perhaps in time for the debate when president obama is expected to be ready for attack. >> thank you. >>> sue herrera has visited us from cnbc headquarters today here in our studios, by the way, the markets reacted in a big way today as job news, stocks closed at the highest level today in nearly five years, as you sue, know, all too well. what does it mean? >> i think it was a good report in one sense in that the economy is continuing to add jobs, but it was not a great report. we need to continue to see better numbers than this. 150 or 200,000 new jobs created for the next few months to get us back to levels of much better employment. it is a start, but not a great report. it is a start but not a good report. >> as we saw in andrea's set-up piece, the combination of the retired executive with the twitter account made some trouble for the president today. the comments aside, in your experience can numbers like this be manipulated at all? >> no, because it is a difficult number to put together, that is for a reason, because they don't want it to be manipulate
now he disavows the comments, perhaps in time for the debate when president obama is expected to be ready for attack. >> thank you. >>> sue herrera has visited us from cnbc headquarters today here in our studios, by the way, the markets reacted in a big way today as job news, stocks closed at the highest level today in nearly five years, as you sue, know, all too well. what does it mean? >> i think it was a good report in one sense in that the economy is continuing to add...
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this is the way the obama campaign tried to react. number one, they put out the first tv ad calling mitt romney dishonest. david plouffe, the senior strategist for the campaign and, of course, inside the white house, used the word "dishonest" or not being honest nearly a dozen times when briefing reporters this afternoon. so they're trying to put the focus on mitt romney and saying hey, he gave a great performance, but wasn't exactly honest. we'll see. it was rally therapy out here though, brian. he did have 30,000 people show up in madison. >> chuck todd, peter alexander with the view from the trail, wrapping it up for us tonight. gentlemen, thanks. >>> we have two big and still developing stories tonight having to do with how we all get around. on the east coast and the west, beginning with new troubles for american airlines. and for that, we want to go to tom costello. in our d.c. bureau. tom? >> reporter: hi, brian. american airlines is tonight saying it is going to ground all 48 of the suspect 757s that had those seats that were
this is the way the obama campaign tried to react. number one, they put out the first tv ad calling mitt romney dishonest. david plouffe, the senior strategist for the campaign and, of course, inside the white house, used the word "dishonest" or not being honest nearly a dozen times when briefing reporters this afternoon. so they're trying to put the focus on mitt romney and saying hey, he gave a great performance, but wasn't exactly honest. we'll see. it was rally therapy out here...
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. >>> big bird's feathers are a little ruffled tonight over a new obama campaign ad targeting mitt romney. >> big bird, big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about, it's "sesame street." >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. >> mitt romney taking on our enemies no matter where they nest. >> the obama campaign launched the new ad following last week's presidential debate where romney talked about cutting public funding to pbs, even though he likes big bird. but "sesame street" workshop, a nonpartisan not for profit group behind "sesame street" says it did not approve this ad and wants it pulled from the airwaves. >>> it is a first for san francisco, a target store, not just ordinary target, though. it's a city target. or as we like to call it, tar-jay. that meant a long, long line to get into the official opening tonight at san francisco's metreon. it is one of eight smaller stores opening all across the country to serve busy urbanites they call it. it opens an hour earlier at 7:00 a.m. it featur
. >>> big bird's feathers are a little ruffled tonight over a new obama campaign ad targeting mitt romney. >> big bird, big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about, it's "sesame street." >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. >> mitt romney taking on our enemies no matter where they nest. >> the obama campaign launched the new ad following last...
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he kept cutting off president obama. i think he didn't have any solid points. >> reporter: at times, the two men appeared to be battling over the facts or numbers which professor jackson says is confusing for the average voter. but she says the debate is also about how voters feel about the candidate. and that's where she says romney gained ground. counteracting the image of the out of touch rich guy which has plagued him throughout his campaign. >> coming across as caring and sympathetic and trustworthy was something that romney needed to do, and i think that he did do a good job. >> reporter: professor jackson predicts that romney will get a slight bump in the polls after this debate. and where that really matters is in those swing states where the two men are separated by only a couple of percentage points. live in san jose, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >>> perhaps the harshest performance criticism of the night is being aimed at debate moderator jim lehrer who at times struggled to wrangle the candidates. he eve
he kept cutting off president obama. i think he didn't have any solid points. >> reporter: at times, the two men appeared to be battling over the facts or numbers which professor jackson says is confusing for the average voter. but she says the debate is also about how voters feel about the candidate. and that's where she says romney gained ground. counteracting the image of the out of touch rich guy which has plagued him throughout his campaign. >> coming across as caring and...
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obama. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, mr. romney. >> hello, mr. obama. you remember mr. obama, right? last week at the debate, mr. obama taught us all a new word -- choke. [ laughter and applause ] what brings you to the neighborhood today? >> well, since my sleepy performance at the debate, mr. romney, my wife, michelle, has insisted that i pick up some new job skills, so i'm now a mailman part time. [ light laughter ] and oh, look here, special delivery, october jobs report and the unemployment numbers are down. so, in your face. [ cheers ] >> that's just wonderful. did you know that mr. obama is the president of the united states? very important job. he has to make big decisions and you're charge of a lot of people for four years. >> mr. romney, i think you made a mistake, i think you mean eight years. >> you see, kids, mr. obama just did something called using your imagination. [ laughter ] >> actually, if you take a look at the polls, i think you'll see that in a number of the key states there's -- [ door slams ] [ laughter and applause ] it's fun to use your imagin
obama. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, mr. romney. >> hello, mr. obama. you remember mr. obama, right? last week at the debate, mr. obama taught us all a new word -- choke. [ laughter and applause ] what brings you to the neighborhood today? >> well, since my sleepy performance at the debate, mr. romney, my wife, michelle, has insisted that i pick up some new job skills, so i'm now a mailman part time. [ light laughter ] and oh, look here, special delivery, october jobs...
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obama's a big environmentalist. in fact, for the election, he plans to recycle the same promises he made four years ago. [ laughter ] isn't that nice? [ cheers and applause ] isn't that thoughtful? that's so green -- that's so green of him. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: speaking of president obama, next week, president obama will visit iowa, arizona, las vegas, denver and detroit. not because he's campaigning, just 'cause all he could afford was a southwest flight with a bunch of layovers, but -- [ laughter ] he'll be in all those states. some more political news. yesterday on cnn, newt gingrich said if he's elected president, he plans to offer sarah palin a very big role in the white house. not only that, gingrich said also he plans to eat a very big roll in the white house. [ laughter ] >> steve: maybe a grand. >> jimmy: some business news here. yahoo! co-founder jerry yang announced that he is stepping down to pursue other interests. i can see why he left yahoo!. at this point, even when cowboys get excited, they're
obama's a big environmentalist. in fact, for the election, he plans to recycle the same promises he made four years ago. [ laughter ] isn't that nice? [ cheers and applause ] isn't that thoughtful? that's so green -- that's so green of him. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: speaking of president obama, next week, president obama will visit iowa, arizona, las vegas, denver and detroit. not because he's campaigning, just 'cause all he could afford was a southwest flight with a bunch of...
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romney, he went after president obama on obama care, saying that plan will just kill jobs. president obama, he fired back claiming romney didn't have a specific plan to replace it. they also talked about their plans for education. the president says romney's plan would take funding away from education to pay for tax cuts for the rich. >> and to pay for it, we're having to initiate significant cuts and federal support for education. that makes a difference. >> i don't want to cut our commitment to education. i want to make it more effective and efficient. and by the way, i've had that experience. i don't just talk about it, i've been there. massachusetts schools are ranked number one in the nation. >> the consensus is round one goes to romney. these two candidates will face off in round two. they'll meet again on october 16th, but first we have the vice presidential debates being held one week from today. >>> perhaps the harshest performance criticism of the night is being aimed at debate moderator jim lehrer who struggled to wrangle in the candidates. >> now, the last point
romney, he went after president obama on obama care, saying that plan will just kill jobs. president obama, he fired back claiming romney didn't have a specific plan to replace it. they also talked about their plans for education. the president says romney's plan would take funding away from education to pay for tax cuts for the rich. >> and to pay for it, we're having to initiate significant cuts and federal support for education. that makes a difference. >> i don't want to cut our...
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president obama is back on the west coast today for what else? a fund-raising trip. the president will be in los angeles tonight for a concert featuring katy perry, earth wind and fire and stevie wonder among others. tomorrow night he'll be at the bill graham civic auditorium for another concert. that event is already sold out. after the concert is a reception dinner with tickets that cost as much as $40,000 per couple. >>> next week the president will go head to head with mitt romney for the second of three debates and between now and then a showdown between vice president joe biden and republican candidate paul ryan that will potentially add more fuel to a contentious political environment. from what happened and what is next, let's bring in nbc bay area's political analyst larry gerston. the question is people say the debates don't matter. too much emphasis. i think i disagree. i think you disagree. >> people who say they don't matter are the ones who say we lost. of course they matter. yes they matter. an estimated 70 million people watch the first debate. that's
president obama is back on the west coast today for what else? a fund-raising trip. the president will be in los angeles tonight for a concert featuring katy perry, earth wind and fire and stevie wonder among others. tomorrow night he'll be at the bill graham civic auditorium for another concert. that event is already sold out. after the concert is a reception dinner with tickets that cost as much as $40,000 per couple. >>> next week the president will go head to head with mitt romney...
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obama's was a kind of a scowl koech." a kind of reminder that again we're watching a television event that had the added advantage of having real substance tonight. >> exactly. and romney was communicating a different kind of affect. and that is very important. as you know, going all wait back to 1960, this is television. it will be interesting to see if he can carry that out in the town hall format for the next presidential debate. >> all right. andrea mitchell, who spent the evening going through facts for us in denver. david gregory, one more whack at what may be happening in the circles around these candidates. i guess if you're the president's team do you review tape like an nfl team? >> yeah. i think partially they'll do that. just to make him crisper. i think part of what they've tried to do all along is disqualify romney as a credible alternative. as chuck alluded to, you're elevated when you're on the stage with the president. so i think that's where they try to go to work. and they're going to hammer away at a l
obama's was a kind of a scowl koech." a kind of reminder that again we're watching a television event that had the added advantage of having real substance tonight. >> exactly. and romney was communicating a different kind of affect. and that is very important. as you know, going all wait back to 1960, this is television. it will be interesting to see if he can carry that out in the town hall format for the next presidential debate. >> all right. andrea mitchell, who spent the...
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in a surprise announcement, today, mayor bloomberg endorsed president obama and joe biden. [ applause ] but only because he needed two passengers in his car to get into manhattan. [ laughter ] it's the rules. you gotta play by the rules. [ as eastwood ] "i got 25 obamas in here." >> steve: he's driving a bus. >> jimmy: speaking of the election, i read about a 108-year-old woman in south carolina who just voted for the first time. she voted for eisenhower, but still, good for her for just getting out of the house and -- [ laughter ] that's right. a 108-year-old woman voted for the first time and revealed that she voted for president obama. [ applause ] and when asked -- when asked if she thinks obama can improve the economy, she was like, "what the hell do i care? i'm 108 years old." [ laughter ] i thought it was a slot machine. [ laughter ] what the heck is this? >> steve: powerball! with a name like smucker's -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: ha. some tech news. i saw that apple has fired the executives who were responsible for the recent maps debacle. [ cheers ] yeah. apple told them to get
in a surprise announcement, today, mayor bloomberg endorsed president obama and joe biden. [ applause ] but only because he needed two passengers in his car to get into manhattan. [ laughter ] it's the rules. you gotta play by the rules. [ as eastwood ] "i got 25 obamas in here." >> steve: he's driving a bus. >> jimmy: speaking of the election, i read about a 108-year-old woman in south carolina who just voted for the first time. she voted for eisenhower, but still, good...
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a mistake. >> if you repeal obama care, an i have become fond of this term, obama care, if you repeal it, what happens is, is those seniors right away are paying $600 more in prescription care. >> reporter: the fiercest exchange over health care and jobs. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the kitchen table and spent his energy and passion for two years fighting for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. >> we did work on this, alongside working on jobs, because this is part of making sure that middle class families are secure in this country. >> reporter: president obama on defense, romney challenging his record as both now wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. but we already know it had some impact online. on twitter this was the most tweeted event in u.s. political history. we are live from denver this morning. i'm tracie potts. back to you. >> okay, thanks so much. >>> well, president obama and mitt romney will not meet again u
a mistake. >> if you repeal obama care, an i have become fond of this term, obama care, if you repeal it, what happens is, is those seniors right away are paying $600 more in prescription care. >> reporter: the fiercest exchange over health care and jobs. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the kitchen table and spent his energy and passion for two years fighting for...
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this week, senator john mccain said it would be wise for president obama to drop joe biden from the ticket. wait, john mccain is giving advice about choosing a running mate? [ laughter ] that's like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. [ laughter ] that's like -- [ cheers ] they guy's got good hair though. >> steve: he does. good head of hair. good head of hair -- >> jimmy: some more campaign news. the band silversun pickups is asking mitt romney to stop using their song "panic switch" while campaigning. or as romney put it, "well, i guess it's back to 'call me, maybe!'" it leaves me no choice. ♪ here's my number so call me maybe hey i just met you ♪ [ rhythmic clapping ] ♪ so here's my number so call me maybe ♪ [ light laughter ] such a great song, man. >> steve: that is fantastic. >> jimmy: that is fantastic, man. >> steve: it's catchy. >> jimmy: yeah. get this, you guys. in a new interview with "fortune magazine," mitt romney says he wants to cut funding for pbs. [ audience oohs ] when he heard that, oscar the grouch was like, "seriously? i already live in a garba
this week, senator john mccain said it would be wise for president obama to drop joe biden from the ticket. wait, john mccain is giving advice about choosing a running mate? [ laughter ] that's like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. [ laughter ] that's like -- [ cheers ] they guy's got good hair though. >> steve: he does. good head of hair. good head of hair -- >> jimmy: some more campaign news. the band silversun pickups is asking mitt romney to stop using their...
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where was obama tonight? >> and chris matthews joins us now. chris, really, tell us how you really feel. you're a supporter of president obama. what do you think happens? >> yeah. well the way the president handled it was just not up to the task. romney was able to talk about things like funding for pbs and never had explained his position supporting bankruptcy for the american auto industry. obama rescued the american auto industry, our largest industrial industry, it never came up. on the very heart of the romney economic plan, on the tax cut, why did he insist on the deductions? they're not details, the president called them. they're not loopholes, they're mortgag mortgages, charitable deductions, state and local. huge issues at the very heart of the romney economic plan. the 47%, he let romney come out there as a guy who cared about people and social security. he's on the record with his fundraisers where you pay $50,000 to hear what he really thinks as using your phrase. he said these people were all moochers and bums. on health care, four
where was obama tonight? >> and chris matthews joins us now. chris, really, tell us how you really feel. you're a supporter of president obama. what do you think happens? >> yeah. well the way the president handled it was just not up to the task. romney was able to talk about things like funding for pbs and never had explained his position supporting bankruptcy for the american auto industry. obama rescued the american auto industry, our largest industrial industry, it never came...
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care and the obama economy. single mothers who have come up to him and said i'm working two jobs because the pay, i can't get a full-time job and the pay for these jobs is so low. he's heard from countless americans and the pain that you hear out there in our economy is real, matt. it's something he's so anxious to get into the white house and turn things around and fix the economy and get rising incomes for people so they can have a sense of economic security. >> that was our interview with ed gilless pea. election night coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 pacific time. >>> now we want to head across the street to natalie. good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. more than 1 million homes and businesses are still in the dark today as new york and new jersey struggle to recover after superstorm sandy. this as dropping temperatures and a new storm bare down on the region. a nor'easter set to slam the region on wednesday. state officials are working to ease the voting process for displaced people all
care and the obama economy. single mothers who have come up to him and said i'm working two jobs because the pay, i can't get a full-time job and the pay for these jobs is so low. he's heard from countless americans and the pain that you hear out there in our economy is real, matt. it's something he's so anxious to get into the white house and turn things around and fix the economy and get rising incomes for people so they can have a sense of economic security. >> that was our interview...
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obama's uninspired performance, blaming high altitude in denver. >> obama arrived in denver just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet. >> exactly. >> and you only have a few hours to adjust, i don't know. >> reporter: after hearing those comments and being asked about them, mitt romney laughed al gore's answer off. after virginia, savannah, the president heads to ohio, and mitt romney to florida where he campaigns this weekend. the president ending up in california for a fund-raiser, including a concert with john bon jovi, katy perry, and stevie wonder. >> thanks. chuck todd, nbc's political director and correspondent. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> a jobs report on one hand, the jobs added a lackluster figure, but unemployment dipped. in terms of the headline, does it benefit president obama? >> it benefits him in the tone of coverage today, right, in the way the media looks at him, in the way he's got something positive to talk about, and it is a psychological barrier. right after the democratic convention, a
obama's uninspired performance, blaming high altitude in denver. >> obama arrived in denver just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet. >> exactly. >> and you only have a few hours to adjust, i don't know. >> reporter: after hearing those comments and being asked about them, mitt romney laughed al gore's answer off. after virginia, savannah, the president heads to ohio, and mitt romney to florida where he...